Blue Spark Event Design

OCTOBER 3, 2022

Why should you hire a professional planner? Meetings, conferences, trade shows and events are essential for a company’s improvement. Utilizing these tools to enhance the corporate brand, entice customers, re-energize employees and educate attendees are all great reasons to gather. Internal corporate events keep everyone updated about what is going on in the company, they use it as a vehicle to recognize people in the company who exceed their manager’s expectations, and can also discu

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Benefits Planner Trade Show Insurance 98

Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Training programs are upping the event planning standard. In recent weeks, two event professional organizations have launched certification programs and internet-based classes designed with the goal of making event profs better at what they do. GDP University. Global DMC Partners (GDP), the network of independently owned destination management companies, launched GDP University.

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Certification Training Prospect Contracts 290

Advanced Travel and Tourism

OCTOBER 1, 2022

With websites like Airbnb, STRs have boomed in popularity. And with a few taps on a smartphone, anyone can schedule days, weeks, or months at a rental in their target destinations. As Globest reported, STR listings are expected to grow faster in 2022 than in the previous ten years. So clearly, now is the time to make the most of your short-term rentals — and encourage travelers to stay at them longer.

Marketing 244

Marketing Marketing Advertising Remote 244

Endless Events

OCTOBER 4, 2022

As layoffs continue to make headlines across industries, the events industry is also bracing itself for an economic downturn. More and more companies in the events industry announce layoffs, downsizing, and consolidations each week. According to Brandt, the industry should have taken preventative action before reaching this point. Join Will and Brandt as they discuss how we got here and how to navigate layoffs and consolidation in the events industry.

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Events Online Platform Technology 177

TravelBoom and sister agency, The Brandon Agency, release new consumer sentiment study on travel amidst the COVID-19 second wave

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Skift Meetings

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Skift Take: Planning pros are starved for time, and any tool that can help with project management is welcomed. But not all are the same. Here we look at some options and the strengths and weaknesses of each. — Brandt Krueger Read the Complete Story On Skift Meetings.

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Management Meeting Events 107

Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Even as in-person meetings continue to reemerge with a vengeance, virtual meetings have taken a primary position in the event professional toolbox. A streaming option can serve larger, more geographically diverse and executive audiences, act as a flexible insurance policy in the event a new threat grounds attendees while providing valuable data about behavior.

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Meeting Virtual Events Platform Attendee 276

Endless Events

OCTOBER 3, 2022

As layoffs continue to make headlines across industries, the events industry is also bracing itself for an economic downturn. More and more companies in the events industry announce layoffs, downsizing, and consolidations each week. According to Brandt, the industry should have taken preventative action before reaching this point. Join Will and Brandt as they discuss how we got here and how to navigate layoffs and consolidation in the events industry.

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Events Online Platform Technology 156

Convene by PCMA

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Photo Credit: Destination Cleveland. Conventions and meetings are so much easier and more enjoyable when transportation glitches aren’t on the agenda. In Cleveland, you’ll find a highly walkable community chock-full of food, fun and fantastic folks. PCMA’s Convene magazine ranked the Huntington Convention Center of Cleveland number four on the “Top 15 Convention Centers in Highly Walkable Places” list, and most attractions in Downtown Cleveland can be reached within a 20-minute

Transportation 98

Transportation Sports Website Preparation 98

Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 7, 2022

In recent weeks, Oak View Group (OVG), a venue development and investment company for the sports and live entertainment industry, has been making moves throughout the industry, including several new hires and partnerships with technology companies and venues across the United States. Founded in 2015, OVG already oversees operations in places like Climate Pledge Arena at Seattle Center and UBS Arena in Belmont Park, New York.

Sports 246

Sports Sustainability Venue Technology 246

Eventbrite

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Sponsors don’t just help bankroll your New Year’s Eve event. They help you promote and throw a better party. Here are six steps to creating a value proposition to attract New Year’s sponsors.

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Sponsors Promotion Events 98

The evolution of the DMC industry requires that it embark upon a renewed relationship with clients that is built upon transparency, trust, and understanding.

Hotel Engine

OCTOBER 4, 2022

When it comes to booking travel, businesses have many options these days. It may be tempting to go with an all-inclusive option that also offers the ability to book flights and rental cars. However, using a hotel-specific tool to book corporate lodging can generally net you better deals, better service and more functionality that can be helpful for your business.

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Booking Online Travel Travel 98

Fox World Travel

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Hi Fox Friends! I’m Morgan Zdroik, Vacation Travel Advisor based out of our Sheboygan office. I recently returned from an amazing Danube Dreams river cruise with Avalon Waterways on the Illumination ship visiting Budapest, Hungary – Bratislava, Slovakia – Vienna, Austria – Durnstein, Austria – Melk, Austria – Cesky Krumlov, Czech Republic – Linz, Austria […].

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Travel Travel 98

Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 7, 2022

National Hispanic Heritage Month is an opportunity for meeting professionals to recognize how the diverse backgrounds of hospitality workers has added a richness in the breadth and level of service that can be offered at events. We asked Paola Bowman, CMP, CMM, director of client services and events with Arlington Convention & Visitors Bureau, president of Event Service Professionals Association (ESPA) and a 2018 Smart Women in Meetings Award winner, to share her perspective as a native Mexi

Culture 246

Culture Meeting Hospitality Incentives 246

Eventbrite

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Community is at the heart of everything Jocelyn Ramirez and Mike Pak do. Ramirez is the founder of Todo Verde, which provides healthy and delicious plant-based, culturally relevant dishes, and Pak is the co-founder of Koreatown Run Club, a thriving running group in Los Angeles. Both creators have scaled up: Ramirez has published a cookbook, […].

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Publishing Culture Events 98

EHL Insights

OCTOBER 4, 2022

To keep your finger on the pulse of the most recent trends and innovation in the hospitality industry, we’ve scanned the latest news and publications, and have deduced that this month’s hot topic is FOOD. What's changing in the food industry? What do we have to worry about? What innovations have caught most attention? What does the future of the food industry hold for us?

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Hospitality Trends 98

Bizzaboo

OCTOBER 3, 2022

Even the most talented and seasoned professionals should prioritize sharpening their event planning skills. . Savvy event organizers are committed to professional development — even with their impossibly packed schedules. They consciously try to learn new things and keep their fingers on the pulse of what’s happening in the industry. . If you want to improve your event planning skills, you’ve come to the right place.

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Certification Events Event Planning Communications 98

Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 1, 2022

Everyone loves a good comeback story. The Rocky series isn’t heavily revered for nothing. The battle between in-person meetings and the now-waning Covid pandemic is the source of many comeback stories around the globe. And meeting in person— while having been substituted for the better part of two years by Zoom meetings, Hubilo gatherings, Meta get-togethers and conversations of all sorts on ever more video conferencing platforms—just can’t stop winning.

Events 246

Events Planner Conference Event Planning 246

Eventbrite

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Seth Godin is a marketing guru: He’s written 20 best-selling books, including “This Is Marketing,” and is in the Marketing Hall of Fame. He’s also hosted successful events around the globe. During Eventbrite’s RECONVENE summit, Godin shared some of his favorite marketing secrets. He started by defining things. Marketing isn’t hype or hustle, he said; […].

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Marketing Marketing Event Marketing Booking 98

Hotel Engine

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Business travel is big business. By 2026, the global business travel market is expected to hit 791.9 billion dollars. That’s a lot of currency being spent worldwide on hotels, flights and other business travel-related expenses. But that doesn’t tell the whole story. Where and how are companies spending that money? How do employees feel about all this travel?

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Travel Travel Trends Platform 98

Convene by PCMA

OCTOBER 1, 2022

Paul D. Hills of University College London and one of the authors of a study on “video meeting signals,” demonstrates the nine hand gestures study participants learned to use while meeting online. (Creative Commons). When researchers at the University of Exeter and University College London taught students a set of nine hand gestures to use while meeting online, some signals — like holding two thumbs up to show agreement or approval — were familiar and intuitive.

Production 98

Production Meeting Publishing Online 98

Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 7, 2022

Philanthropy has become an integral part of the meeting agenda. To better understand how event professionals are integrating Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in their programs, we need to hear from you, the experts in the field making it happen every day. The results of this short survey will inform an article in the December Smart Meetings Magazine.

Meeting 130

Meeting Events 130

EHL Insights

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Highlights from a research project that lays out the framework of the most realistic and implementable steps to get a hospitality sustainability action plan started from the hotelier's perspective.

Hospitality 98

Hospitality Sustainability 98

Hotel Engine

OCTOBER 7, 2022

Those who book business travel know there are several details that can’t be overlooked. Historically, obtaining and submitting a hotel credit card authorization form has been a vital piece. But is it? Here’s everything you need to know about getting this form — and even better, how to eliminate the need for one. (more…) The post How To Get Credit Card Authorization Form From Hotels appeared first on Hotel Engine.

Booking 98

Booking Travel Travel 98

Eventbrite

OCTOBER 6, 2022

One of the best ways to stand out from the crowd is to define your brand. Event creators Elyse Fox and Duy Nguyen both credit doing so with helping them become successful founders: Fox is the CEO of Sad Girls Club, a safe space for women of color to diminish the stigma around mental health. […].

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Events 98

Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Lynn Bruni-Perkins, CDME. Bruni-Perkins is executive vice president and chief marketing officer of San Francisco Travel Association. Before this appointment, Bruni-Perkins served as SF Travel’s interim chief marketing officer and senior vice president of global marketing communications. She has been with the organization for 15 years, having started as director of consumer marketing.

eCommerce 130

eCommerce Incentives Hospitality Management 130

MeetingsNet

OCTOBER 4, 2022

According to new AHLA data, the situation is better than three months ago. But is that good enough to satisfy meeting groups when they arrive on property? Nearly all hotels are experiencing staffing shortages, according to a new member survey conducted by the American Hotel & Lodging Association in mid-September. Eighty-seven percent of survey respondents—ranging from economy to midscale to luxury properties—indicated they are experiencing a staffing shortage, with 36 percent calling it “sev

Advertising 98

Advertising Incentives Benefits Management 98

Skift Meetings

OCTOBER 3, 2022

Skift Take: A hurricane is considered a typical force majeure event, but if a business event is canceled before it makes landfall in an area not under an evacuation order, are you still protected? — Anna Huddleston Read the Complete Story On Skift Meetings.

Events 95

Events Meeting Contracts Contracts 95

Eventbrite

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Even before the COVID-19 pandemic shattered our routines and opportunities to gather, the US was experiencing a loneliness crisis. More than 60% of people were struggling with loneliness — a greater percentage than those living with diabetes. Now, as normalcy resumes, it’s crucial to find meaningful ways to remedy social isolation. During Eventbrite’s RECONVENE summit, […].

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Events 97

Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 4, 2022

The return of thousands of global buyers and exhibitors to IMEX America 2022 next week at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino, Las Vegas could be a sign that the industry is bouncing back stronger than ever, according to Carina Bauer, CEO of IMEX Group. She reported this week that more than 3,000 buyers and 3,000 exhibiting companies have registered. That includes new booths from U.S. cities such as Detroit and Boston, who are announcing news from the show floor, and European and Asia-Pacific partner

Sustainability 130

Sustainability Publishing Education Hospitality 130

Travel Daily Media

OCTOBER 3, 2022

The post Arabian Travel Market 2023 to take net zero pledge appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Travel Daily. Arabian Travel Market (ATM), the travel and tourism event for inbound and outbound tourism professionals throughout the Middle East, has announced that ‘Working Towards Net Zero’ will be its official theme for ATM 2023, which takes place at the Dubai World Trade Centre on 1-4 May.

Marketing 94

Marketing Marketing Travel Travel 94

Skift Meetings

OCTOBER 1, 2022

Skift Take: Strikes, acts of terrorism, or extreme weather, as demonstrated this week by the wrath of Hurricane Ian, are potential disruptors when a group gathers. What can cities do to help event planners when disruption hits? — Paul Cook Read the Complete Story On Skift Meetings.

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Planner Meeting Events Event Planning 88

Eventbrite

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Freq Group does things differently. At their biannual festival, Freqs Out East, thousands of drum-and-bass fans flock to an expansive suburban home (fun fact: the former estate of a washing machine tycoon) east of Auckland for nine hours of dance music. And it gets wilder. Just in time for Halloween, the next Freqs Out East […].

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 4, 2022

The return of thousands of global buyers and exhibitors to IMEX America 2022 next week at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino, Las Vegas could be a sign that the industry is bouncing back stronger than ever, according to Carina Bauer, CEO of IMEX Group. She reported this week that more than 3,000 buyers and 3,000 exhibiting companies have registered. That includes new booths from U.S. cities such as Detroit and Boston, who are announcing news from the show floor, and European and Asia-Pacific partner

Sustainability 130

Sustainability Publishing Education Hospitality 130

DCI

OCTOBER 4, 2022

The Economic Development 40 Under 40 Awards, co-hosted by Development Counsellors International (DCI) and Jorgenson Consulting, are just around the corner. As we prepare to celebrate a new class of young leaders who are making a big difference in their organizations and communities, we wanted to take some time to catch up with a few of our previous 40 Under 40 recipients.

Manufacturing 85

Manufacturing Consulting Networking Preparation 85

Skift Meetings

OCTOBER 3, 2022

Skift Take: A newly released report suggests that 2023 room rates will rise, often in double digits, in 25 major cities worldwide. This is unwelcome news to business event budgets already ravaged by inflation. — Julie Moline Read the Complete Story On Skift Meetings.

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Meeting Events Management 86